Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3266 - Requests for changes to vital records documents; eligible persons
Rule 16.
(1) A change
to a registered birth record may be requested by any of the following:
(a) The parents named on the
record.
(b) A parent not named on
the record who can establish that that individual may be named pursuant to
section 2824 of the code, MCL
333.2824, for the purpose of
having that individual's name added to the record.
(c) The legal guardian of the
registrant.
(d) The registrant, if
18 years of age or older or legally emancipated.
(e) An heir to the registrant with a court
order to change the record.
(f) The
individual or facility administrator responsible for filing the original
certificate.
(g) A legal
representative of any individual listed in subdivisions (a) to (f) of this
subrule.
(2) A change to
a registered death record may be requested by any of the following:
(a) The informant listed on the death
certificate.
(b) The next of kin of
the deceased within 5 years of the date of death. If next of kin cannot be
determined or is disputed, or more than 5 years have passed since the date of
death, a court order is required.
(c) The funeral director or the individual
responsible for the disposition of the deceased.
(d) The physician who certified to the cause
of death, as follows:
(i) The physician who
certified to the cause of death may only request a change to the following:
(A) The date of death.
(B) The place of death.
(C) The medical facts of death.
(ii) In cases where a physician
has certified to the cause and manner of death in that physician's capacity as
a county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner, requests to amend
the cause or manner of death on the death record may be made by any of the
following:
(A) The physician who certified to
the cause of death.
(B) The county
medical examiner.
(C) A deputy
county medical examiner, other than the original certifier, who is authorized
by the county medical examiner to request a change to a registered record. The
county medical examiner shall provide the state registrar with a listing of the
names of deputy county medical examiners authorized to request amendments to
records for which they are not the certifier. The county medical examiner shall
notify the state registrar when there are changes to the list of authorized
deputy county medical examiners.
(iii) In cases where the certifying physician
is now deceased, requests may be made by a physician who attests to having
knowledge of the facts of death.
(iv) In all cases where the physician who
makes the request is not the certifying physician named on the registered
record, the name of the certifying physician on the replacement record shall be
changed to reflect the name of the new certifying physician.
(3) Marriage and divorce
records are not subject to correction by the state registrar's
office.
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Rule 16.
(1) A change to a registered birth record may be requested by any of the following:
(a) The parents named on the record.
(b) A parent not named on the record who can establish that he or she may be named pursuant to section 2824 of the code for the purpose of having his or her name added to the record.
(c) The legal guardian of the registrant .
(d) The registrant , if 18 years of age or older.
(e) An heir to the registrant , if the registrant and the parents of the registrant are deceased.
(f) The individual or facility administrator responsible for filing the original certificate.
(g) A legal representative of any individual listed in subdivisions (a) to (f) of this subrule.
(2) A change to a registered death record may be requested by any of the following:
(a) The next of kin of the deceased.
(b) The funeral director or the person responsible for the disposition of the deceased.
(c) The physician who certified to the cause of death , as follows:
(i) The physician who certified to the cause of death may only request a change to the following:
(A) The date of death.
(B) The place of death.
(C) The medical facts of death.
(ii) In cases where a physician has certified to the cause and manner of death in his or her capacity as a medical examiner or deputy medical examiner, requests to amend the cause or manner of death on the death record may be made by any of the following:
(A) The physician who certified to the cause of death .
(B) The chief medical examiner.
(C) A deputy medical examiner, other than the original certifier, who is authorized by the chief medical examiner to request a change to a registered record .
The chief medical examiner shall provide the state registrar with a listing of the names of deputy medical examiners authorized to request amendments to records for which they are not the certifier. The chief medical examiner shall notify the state registrar when there are changes to the list of authorized deputy medical examiners.
(iii) In cases where the certifying physician is now deceased, requests may be made by a physician who attests to having knowledge of the facts of death.
(iv) In all cases where the physician who makes the request is not the certifying physician named on the registered record , the name of the certifying physician on the replacement record shall be changed to reflect the name of the new certifying physician .
(3) Requests to change a registered marriage record shall be made pursuant to Act No. 128 of the Public Acts of 1887, as amended, being S551.101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(4) A change to a registered report of divorce or annulment may be requested by any of the following:
(a) The custodian of the official record from which the report was prepared when the items to be changed are part of the divorce or annulment decree.
(b) Query by the state registrar when the items to be changed are not part of the divorce or annulment decree.
(c) Either of the parties to the divorce or annulment when the items to be changed are not part of the divorce or annulment decree.
(d) The legal representative of either of the parties of the divorce or annulment when the items to be changed are not part of the divorce or annulment decree.